Rush Limbaugh's chief of staff issued a statement saying the talk show host is "resting comfortably" at a Honolulu hospital. The program said in a statement Wednesday that Limbaugh appreciates people's prayers and well-wishes.

The statement says Limbaugh will keep people updated via rushlimbaugh.com and his radio program.

Limbaugh's chief of staff Kit Carson says Limbaugh is currently on a vacation that started Dec. 23 and that's due to last through Jan. 4. He had no information on whether this schedule would change.

POLITICO HEADLINE: "Diverse Reaction" to the news. That's a nice way of sugarcoating hate speech, isn't it? Lefty sites are repeatedly using the term "karma" as though Limbaugh deserves punishment for refusing to accept their "progressive" doctrine.

The dispute began when Limbaugh, who has a history of medical ailments, said he hoped that Mr Obama “failed”. Since the much-publicised feud, Limbaugh’s audience nearly doubled from 14.2 million to about 25 million - but he is deeply unpopular with Democrats and independents.

The Obama Administration has sought to portray him as the leader of the opposition, a tactic that angered some Republicans but his popularity continues to climb.

Americans said in a poll last month that Limbaugh was America’s most influential conservative voice. His three-hour weekday show is syndicated on about 600 radio stations across the country.

In 2001, Limbaugh reported he had lost most of his hearing due to an autoimmune inner-ear disease. He had surgery to have an electronic device placed in his skull to restore his hearing.

Two years later Limbaugh acknowledged he was addicted to pain medicine. He blamed the addiction on severe back pain, and took a five-week leave from his radio show to enter rehab.

Limbaugh, who is significantly overweight, has been married three times.

But remember, everybody, it's those EEEEEEEEEEEVIL (is that the right number of E's?) conservatives that are full of hate. These messages wishing for Rush's death are simply examples of the Left's compassion.

OK, if not outright hatred, how about this: as a result of this episode, his doctors urge Rush to retire or he could have a stroke on-the-air. He follows their advice, and hundreds of people who were fired by conglomerates are rehired to fill those hours!

Good point, alanstorm. I think it is pathetic that people would wish harm to others. Nobody I heard on the right was happy about Ted Kennedy's brain cancer. Time for the lefties to practice the 'peace and love' they preach.

It should be noted is that Rush is not now overweight. He lost a lot of weight in 2009, hopefully he can keep it off, he is at an age where the body becomes less forgiving. He should take the best care of himself that he can afford - and that is a lot!

From one article: The Daily Beast’s Tina Brown targeted Rush Limbaugh for ruining 2009, particularly after Obama’s inauguration, on Thursday’s Today show on NBC, blaming him for the “big discord and toxic atmosphere in politics,”

Like we conservatives wouldn't know whatinthehell to think without Rush. Tina Brown should look up the definition of 'projection.'

I thought you cons didn't play the "victim"?! All this boo hooing about a few jokes about a known drug addict, ED sufferer, cigar smoker, overweight man having chest pains in the exotic and strange (almost foreign) state of Hawaii? All while you have an image of a sitting United States Senator's face on a golf ball decorating your right wing propaganda blog? Really?

I'm pretty left-wing, but I wouldn't wish any significant harm on him personally. I don't agree with his ideas but I wouldn't want to see him in pain, I really do hope he gets well... That being said there is a whole lot of impersonal vitriol on the internet, and if you look hard enough, you can find someone wishing just about any major public figure would die. It's best not to incorporate internet comments into your opinions about anyone. I doubt these people are seriously thinking about the consequences of their commentary, and they might just be trolling anyhow.